Syracuse, NY -- Syracuse police are asking for the public's help in finding the driver of a sport utility vehicle who struck and seriously injured a 6-year-old girl Sunday evening.

The SUV was heading westbound in the 900 block of Burnet Avenue about 6:50 p.m. Sunday when it struck the girl as she crossed the street, Syracuse police Sgt. Gary Bulinski said in a news release.

After the collision, the driver of the SUV continued west on Burnet Avenue.

The girl suffered a head injury and was taken to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, Bulinski said in the release. She is listed in serious condition Sunday night, but is expected to survive, Bulinski said.

Police are now looking for the driver who left the scene and the SUV. The vehicle is described as a light-colored, four-door SUV that was possibly white. The vehicle may have minor damage to the front grill or driver's side headlight area.

Anyone with information about the crash or SUV can call the Syracuse Police Department Traffic Section at (315) 442-5151.